Let me just state for the record – I am not a poet; that distinction goes to my late father. With that in mind, I present to you my reaction to the recent Oscar ™ nominations not in flowery prose, but rather in ‘free verse,’ ya dig?
[BONGO DRUM ROLL]
The British Academy Film Awards have announced their nominations – The Artist and Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy are leading the way with 12 and 11 nominations respectively.
In addtition, Martin Scorcese, will receive a BAFTA Fellowship and one of my favorite categories (voted by the public) is the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award, which is given to an up-and-coming young actor or actress. Previous winners include Tom Hardy, Shia LeBoeuf, Noel Clarke, Eva Green, James McAvoy and Kristen Stewart.
This year’s list includes:
For the full list of nominees in all categories, click here.
The awards will be presented on February 12th.
Any surprises? Or is it about what you would expect?
I have made it no secret – in recent years, I have developed an ambivalence towards awards shows of all kind (not just the film and TV ones). That said, I still do have a level of curiosity of who the winners are.
So at around 10:30PM Eastern Standard Time, I visited a couple of sites, including the Internet Movie Database to get a glimpse of who was taking home a Golden Globe.
In TV Land, I would like to congratulate two of my favorite actors – Idris Elba and Kate Winslet for their wins (Castor – do I get HFL points for Elba?).
Here is the list of winners in all the film categories:
Category |
Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Descendants |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Artist |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Martin Scorcese, Hugo |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | George Clooney, The Descendants |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jean Dujardin, The Artist |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer, The Help |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Christopher Plummer, Beginners |
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation (Iran) |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris |
| Best Animated Film | The Adventures of Tintin |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry, Masterpiece from the film W.E. |
| Best Original Score | Ludovic Bource, The Artist |
| Cecil B. DeMille Award (Lifetime Achievement) | Morgan Freeman |
I would feel horrible if I gave an analysis on this list of winners for two reasons (1) what is considered ‘the best’ is obviously subjective (but I guess that is why consensus votes are all about) and (2) I have not seen all the films nominated so I clearly cannot give my personal take whether or not someone was “robbed” or not.
You know how this next part goes; tell me:
